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APRIL 14, 2020
COMMUNITY PARKS AND LANDSCAPE CITIZENS' OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
L-A. CALL T,y 'ORDER - CITY F ► - TRI-COMMUNh A ROOM
The Regular meeting of the Community Parks and Landscape Citizens' Oversight Committee was
scheduled on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, remotely via teleconference by dialing (669) 900-6833,
meeting code 502-203-325, or electronically via https://zoom.us/m/502203325.
Al. Pledge of Allegiance:
There was no Pledge of Allegiance since the meeting was held remotely.
A2. Roll Call:
Present Committee Members: David DeMauro, Jaime Garcia, Denise Garzaro, Velma
Gilbert, Otis Greer, Karen Hruby, Theresa Brennan, April McAllaster, Lisa Morgan-
Perales, and Dave Terry
Staff Present: Lon Sassoon, Deputy City Manager; Tamara Layne, Finance Director;
Bill Wittkopf, Public Works Services Director; Jason Welday, Engineering Director/City
Engineer; Anne McIntosh, Planning Director; Daryl Polk, DoIT Director; Gianfranco,
Laurie, Principal Civil Engineer; City Auditor, Richard Kikuchi; Noah Daniels, Finance
Manager; and Kelly Guerra, Special Districts Analyst.
A3. Approval of Minutes:
Committee Member Greer motioned to approve the minutes from the meetings of October
29, 2019 and February 29, 2020. The motion was seconded by Committee Member
DeMauro and was unanimously approved.
The minutes from the meeting of March 17, 2020 indicate it was cancelled due to a lack
of quorum.
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B1. No public communications were made.
C. ITEMS OF DISCUSSION
Cl. Review and Discussion of Annual Independent Auditors' Report
City Auditor Kikuchi provided information about the purpose of the letters and financial
report, the role of the auditor, audit procedures, and the results of the audit to the
Committee. A discussion ensued regarding the fund balances, uses of funds, and the
purpose of specific accounts. City Staff provided information to the specific questions.
The Committee Members thanked City Auditor Kikuchi and the item was closed.
C2. Review and Approval of Annual Written Report to the City Council
A discussion concerning the draft report to City Council ensued. Vice -Chair Garzaro
provided a few corrections to the draft report and the suggestions were agreeable to the
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Committee. Committee Member Terry motioned to approve the Annual Report to the City
Council with the suggested corrections. The motion was seconded by Committee Member
Brennan and was unanimously approved.
Chair Garcia agreed to present the report to the City Council remotely on May 6, 2020.
Finance Manager Daniels to follow-up with instructions to provide the report remotely.
Committee Member DeMauro encouraged Chair Garcia to highlight in his report to City
Council that funds received have only been expended on operations and improvements
in each of the districts.
C3. Review and Discussion of Trail Bridge Project Staff Report
Principal Civil Engineer Laurie provided an overview of the Heritage Park Trail Bridge
Project and City Staffs recommendation to replace the bridges to provide access to the
Equestrian Center and monitoring two other bridges at Heritage Park. A discussion
ensued regarding the recommendation and the plans to monitor the the other two bridges.
Committee Member Greer motioned to approve City Staffs recommendation to City
Council. The motion was seconded by Committee Member Terry and was approved by
Committee Members DeMauro, Garcia, Garzaro, Greer, McAllaster, Morgan-Perales, and
Terry. Committee Member Hruby abstained and Committee Member Brennan voted
against the recommendation.
C4. Community Parks and Landscape Committee Updates
Chair Garcia requested an update on the drought tolerant landscaping in the districts
discussed at the October 29, 2019 meeting. Public Works Services Director Wittkopf
provided information on the drought tolerant landscaping and provided an anticipated
timeline.
D. ADJOURI!�MENT
Chair Garcia motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:37 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Date: February 10, 2021